• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Dear US Democrats, can you please stop being just a fucking brake for the Republican party, and actually turn the wheel when you have the power?

    Only using the brake will just mean that Republican policies will win even if it takes a bit of time.

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      1 day ago

      The last time Democrats had the same majority that Republicans have now was the 111th Congress. It was considered the most productive Congress since the 89th Congress, which was also controlled by Democrats.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress

      The brief period they had majority in the 117th Congress, it was a weak majority and there were DINOs like Manchin preventing progress.

      The peak for the middle-class was mid-20th century, when Democrats had the longest running control of Congress.

      Congress by party

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        24 hours ago

        I know people who make excuses for democrats’ resounding successes at working with republicans to block legislation don’t like hearing this, but the voters did their fucking part. We gave your garbage quisling party a majority and they did what they always intended to do with it.

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          22 hours ago

          By the data presented, “what they always intended to do with it” was to create the single greatest period of economic prosperity in American history.

          I don’t believe that’s their goal anymore. But that’s what they did with their majority. I’m not really understanding the point you’re trying to make here.

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            21 hours ago

            I don’t believe that’s their goal anymore. But that’s what they did with their majority. I’m not really understanding the point you’re trying to make here.

            We gave them a majority in 2020. They used it to block the minimum wage increase and most of BBB. I get that you know exactly what I was talking about the entire fucking time and are only pretending that I was talking about pre-clinton democrats, but that’s because centrists are dishonest and take credit for the accomplishments of others.

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              20 hours ago

              It might have something to do with the fact that you’re commenting directly on a hard-numbers report about pre-clinton Democrats.

              I get that you know exactly what I was talking about the entire fucking time and are only pretending that I was talking about pre-clinton democrats, but that’s because centrists are dishonest and take credit for the accomplishments of others.

              Way to make unfounded assumptions bud, I wish you could understand how wrong you were because I’d love to see your face about it. If you call me a centrist in person I’ll punch you in the mouth.

              Complain all you want but do try and have some basis in fact when you do, it helps the argument go better.